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ge-deorfan

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Heora scipa gedearf (r erased; gedraf, v.l.) cc and xxx Romana classis infando nanfragio eversa est; nom de trecentis navibus ducentae et viginti perierunt, 4, 6; S. 176, 19.

hýr

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interest, usury :-- Hýre fęnoris, usurę, Germ. 389, 45. payment contracted to be made for personal services, wages Gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre I will pay ii you back out of my wages (cf. hé bæd ꝥ hé móste healdan heora

wæstm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-berende, adj.

Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive,

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berendeste ( fertilissima ) eorþe, Nar. 5, 20. referring to living creatures Mid ðý ne is ǽnig syn wæstmbærendes (-beorendes, M. 74, 24) líchoman cum non sit culpa aliqua foecunditas Dafnis, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 2. figurative Hé wæs gefultumiende ðæt heora

wine-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
wine-dryhten, es; m.

A friendly, gracious lord.

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Hié wíscton and ne wéndon, ðæt hié heora winedrihten selfne gesáwon, 3213; B. 1604: Byrht. Th. 139, 3: By. 248

clypiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clypiendlíc, clypigendlíc, clipigendlíc; adj

Making a vocal soundvocalis

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Ðás fíf stafas æteówiaþ heora naman þurh hí silfe, and búton ðám stafum ne mæg nán word beón awriten, and forðí híg sind quinque vocales gehátene There are five vocales, a, e, i, o, u, which are vocal [sounds].

Linked entry: clipigendlíc

be-gang

exerciselabourbusinesscultivationreligious practice

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Þæt hí heora eald begang (culturam) forléton and þæt níwe beeódon, 5, 10; Sch. 602, 9

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Heó hafaþ gefreód ða men ðe heó þigede æt Cwæspatrike, Chart. Th. 621, 18. Welan þicgan, Exon. Th. 331, 1; Vy. 61. Feoh þicgan, 332, 7; Vy. 81. His giefe þicgan tó þonce, l09, 26; Gú. 96. Láfe þicgan, 498, 9; Rä. 87, 10.

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eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Heora líchoman licggað on eorðan, Bl.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

flǽsc

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flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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I. 68, 3. the visible surface of the body, with reference to its colour or appearance 'Teóh eft þíne hand' . . . and heó wæs gelíc þám óðrum flǽsce.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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Tarentíne ðæt folc plegedon binnan heora byrg æt heora þeatra the Tarentines were taking their amusement at the theatre, Ors. 4, 1 ; Swt. 154, 2.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

ge-nyhtsumian

(v.)
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Him mæg heora ágen lár genihtsumian, Hml. Th. ii. 594, 18. <b>III a.</b> used impersonally :-- Þí lǽs ðe hit ne genihtsumige ús and eów ne forte non sufficiat nobis et vobis, Hml.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Add: to do, effect, cause Heora feorh generede Metodes weard . . . hálige him þǽr help geteóde, Dan. 236.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Ðeáh hwæðere, þeáh heó synderlíce Ióhannes gýmenne betǽht wǽre, hwæðere heó drohtnode gemǽnelíce mid ðam apostolícum werode, Homl. Th. i. 438, 31

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

heáfod

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Heora heáfda of áceorfan, Ors. 2, 3 ; S. 68, 12. Hí wecgað heora heáfdu, Ps. Th. 21, 6. Heáfda, Mt.

deófol-gild

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-gild, deóful-gild, diófol-gild, -geld, -gield, -gyld, es; n. [deófol, gild tribute, worship]

Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devildiabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum

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Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devil, diabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum Ðæt man mihte dón heora deófolgyld that they might do their devil-worship, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 29

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éce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce, adv.

Ever, evermore, eternally, perpetually in æternum, semper, contĭnuo, perpĕtuo

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Ever, evermore, eternally, perpetually; in æternum, semper, contĭnuo, perpĕtuo Hie on friþe lifdon éce mid heora aldor they lived ever in peace with their chief, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 16; Gen. 20.

forþ-gán

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gán, p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To go forthproceedgo or pass byexīreprocēdĕreprætĕrīretransīre

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Hý on heora dagum butu forþeðdon ambo processissent in diebus suis, Lk. 1, 7

lencten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lencten-líc, adj.

Vernallenten

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Ebréi healdaþ heora geáres annginn on lenctenlícre emnihte, 246, 17. On lenctenlícre tíde in spring time, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 3. Nú is ús álýfed ðæt wé ðæghwomlíce on ðyssere lenctenlícan tíde úre líchaman gereordigan mid forhæfednysse and clǽnnysse.

lofung

(n.)
Grammar
lofung, e; f.

Praisingappraising

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Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten ðisum gebróðrum for heora nette and scipe and ðam rícan Zacheo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta and sumere wudewan tó ánum feorþlinge and sumum menn tó ánum wæteres drenc God's kingdom hath no fixed price, but a price is put upon it according

med-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
med-trum, <b>, met-trum;</b> adj.

not strong in healthinfirmweakillof inferior position

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B. mǽteran) men ymb heora nédþearfnesse wǽron ac eác cyningas and ealdormen from hire geþeaht sóhton non solum mediocres in necessitatibus suis, sed etiam reges ac principes ab ea quærerent consilium, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 43.